French Quick Step rider breaks away on the Tour's first day in the mountains to take back what he lost on the cobbles of the north
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) won the seventh stage of the Tour de France between Tournus and Station des Rousses after escaping the rest of a breakaway group on the final climb before the finish. Tour debutant Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto) also managed to escape the rest of the group later in the climb and finished in second place 57 seconds behind Chavanel, Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) took third place 1’27” back.
Starting the day in fifth place, just 1’01” behind race leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Chavanel took back the yellow jersey that he lost on the cobbles of stage 3 as the Swiss rider lost ground on the final climb.
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Result
1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
2. Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto @ 57s
3. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 1’27”
4. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouyges Telecom @ 1’40
5. Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
6. Daniel Moreno (Spa) OmegaPharma-Lotto
7. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouyges Telecom @ 1’47”
8. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
9. Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon Servetto
Standings after stage 7
1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team @ 1’25”
3. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions @ 1’32”
4. Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank @ 1’55”
5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Astana @ 2’17”
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